This is a nice relaxing way to experience Philly. The ferry was a fun way to cross to NJ instead of driving. The weather was nice. The ride is 15 mins. I wish the ferry would take you to the both bridges. Over a really great experience read more

RiverLink Ferry System - Ferries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I am relatively certain that the staff on the RiverLink Ferry had no idea what was going to happen when Phish decided to play the BB&T arena in Camden for three nights. Thousands of Phish fans trying to get across the river on the ferry could have been a disaster but I do want to applaud the staff for trying their best to keep up with our crazy crowd. I think in general, they did a pretty decent job. This boat must fit at least 500 people and it simply trucks back and forth between the Philly and Camden sides of the river. It's located very close to the Penns Landing Hilton and is a quick uber from Center City. For events like concerts, you buy an $11 round trip wristband that entitles you to passage to and from. They say the round trip takes about 15-20 minutes, but it was stretching more like 25 minutes just I think because of the extra time to load and unload an extremely full boat. But our passage was smooth, the staff moved people pretty efficiently and weren't overbearing or mean to people. The vending machines were sold out, which sucked. I only wish that they'd give people a little more leniency on the return side. They basically say the last ferry is 30 minutes after the show ends. That turns out not to be true because of the fact that it takes almost 30 minutes to do a round trip with the boat and there is way more than one boat load of fans to port back across the river. If they had a second boat, that would help a lot, though I get that maybe they don't because they don't have that kind of capacity crunch most of the time. Anyway, totally fun and fine way to get across the bridge to Camden if you're going to a show at BB&T or something else! Way better than sitting in traffic. :-) read more

We had a wonderful time from the minute we boarded the bus. The people that we met where very nice to us. The bus Lady was a excellent driver. The ride on the ferry was great. We also visited the Village of Smith Vill where we shopped and had coffee and cake in a coffee shop. And by the way, our lunch was great and the servants where excellent. I had delicious cheesecake. Can't wait for the next trip. read more

Nice ferry ride between Penn's Landing in Philly and Camden, NJ ( next to Adventure Aquarium ). Free from Camden to Philly but you got to pay from Philly to Camden. No crowded at all. It tended to run late. For example, schedule was 4 pm. Ferry got in at 4:10 and we didn't leave til 4:20. 8 min ride each way. Vending machines. One boat has restroom. My other one doesn't. Wheelchair/stroller accessible. Only stairs accessible to upper deck. Lower deck was closed in with air conditioner. Staff was friendly. Penn's Landing has seaport museum $16 adult, plenty of free hammocks if you just want to lie around, Food trucks for tourist prices. $4 got soft serve ice cream. You have an idea. It also had boat rental including those swan boat. See pic for pricing Recommend the ferry? Yes. One time. Price is little steep to enjoy 16 minutes total ride, especially family of 4. read more

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9$ for 45 minute round trip. You can get off in New Jersey or stay on for a full trip. They go up to the Ben Franklin bridge and down the USS New Jersey for some great photo opportunities. Boats are clean and have vending machines. I don't see any place to get an adult be very though. Do not be late to the boats however as they do leave on time. read more

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So slow - we used for concert at Camden arena. There is only one ferry boat. With hundreds of people coming out of the concert, the wait took forever. Why not have a second boat for big events? read more

$7 roundtrip. Easy way to get from camden to philly. About a 15 minute walk to south street. 3 year olds and under free. You can buy online and print to avoid the line. There is a restroom on board. It is not terrible in fact much better than the port a potties you'll have access to at spruce harbore park. The first level is inclosed and has climate control. The second left is not climate controlled but has a roof the shelter from rain. Strollers are allowed. read more

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No issues with this for me. It's cheap and convenient. $7.00 for a round trip. There's a parking garage nearby. I park up by the festival pier for free and walk down. Takes about 10 minutes to walk. I rather for that than pay $20 for parking. Whatever you decide to do, it's cheaper than paying for parking in Jersey as well as the toll to get back into PA. There's the Spruce Street Harbor Park right there and food stands if you're trying to kill time or want something to after. The ride is quick. The ferry times are extended for events at the Susquehanna. If that's what you're doing, I HIGHLY suggest you leave a little early if you want to catch the first ferry back to Philly. If not, you'll have to wait a little while. That's to be expected though! read more

RiverLink Ferry System - Ferries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I went to the Susquehanna Bank Center last week and was basically hoping this would work out for me - in lieu of any yelp reassurances that this is the way to go. I was going to take PATCO to Camden and then walk, when I saw some reviews of the SBC talking about taking the ferry over - I promised myself I would write a review for future concern/aquarium goers who needed a testimonial that this is a legit service (you can look at their website but for me, its lacking a certain credibility). So in a nutshell - it is legit. The boat just goes back and forth during concerts/events at SBC, and you can get a ticket for only $6 roundtrip. Not bad at all when you consider what parking fees at the venue + $4 toll to get over to Camden. The ride takes about 6 minutes, then you unload, they load up, wait 5 minutes for stragglers, then head to the otherside. The ticket booth is right in front of the dock. It's pretty straightforward. There's nothing fancy about the ride (other than the Delilah on the speakers) but this will be my preferred mode of transport the next time I go to Camden. read more

Do you have a concert over in Camden? Don't feel like making that drive over the bridge and getting stuck in gridlock while getting there and pay an arm and a leg for parking? Take the Riverlink ferry and in a matter of 10 minutes (dock to dock) you'll be across the Delaware River and on your merry way to your venue. It's a nice, clean, calm ride and especially at the end of a nice day, the city skyline and Penn's Landing looks awesome from the second level of the ferry. They run an express boat, every 15 minutes, two hours before each show, and a half hour after the show's end. They no longer offer one-way tickets (total bummer), and roundtrip per adult costs $7. The only drawback is the return ferry - and the complete mayhem that ensues at a concert's end - it's always such a shit show - there are no lines and no orderly fashion by which you can get back onto the boat - and you've often got a bunch of drunken, annoying 18 year olds to contend with (and that depends on the concert crowd, obviously). They now have a police officer on board on show nights, so I don't know if that has made a difference. Bottom line though, if it's between this and PATCO, I'd recommend the latter- Regularly, the ferry runs on the hour leaving from Philly and on the half hour from Camden. It's a nice option if you're going to see the Camden Riversharks, the Aquarium and Children's Garden or Battleship New Jersey. read more

I finally rode the ferry today, back and forth between both sides of the Tall Ships Festival. My ferry ticket was included in the Tall Ships Philadelphia Camden festival tickets. The ferry operated continuously, every 20 minutes, throughout the festival. Highlights: * RiverLink Ferry runs a from Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, to Waterfront in Camden! * Docks are right next to the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, and next to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden. * 12 minute ferry ride. Prices: * Adult: $7.00. * Children (3 and under): Free. * Seniors: $6.00. * Group of 20+: $5.50 / person per ride. Make sure to purchase it 48hr in advance. Schedule: * May and September: Saturdays and Sundays. * Between Memorial Day and Labor Day: Everyday. * Special events: 30 minutes after the event. Four Yelps. read more

From Philly, you just hop on a $7 round trip Delaware RiverLink ferry to take you to Camden, which is steps away from the Bank Center or Adventure Aquarium. The GF and I have used it to go to the Aquarium and see several concerts at Susquehanna Bank Center. There are more ferry trips scheduled (express) during the time of these concerts. Just beware of the rush (and line-cutters) when you get to the Ferry after the show though. If you make it to any part of the line that is before the top part of the hill (you'll know what I mean when you stand in line), you should make the first ferry ride. Security could do a better job of policing the line rather than lounging around at the front doing nothing. read more

I use this ferry at least once a summer to attend concerts at the Susquehanna Bank Center. Personally there is no price to great to avoid driving and parking in Camden in my book. This is an inexpensive way to get yourself to the lot, venue and back again without having to worry who is DD. There is also a certain charm about sitting on the 2nd level on the last ride to Philly, a cool breeze blowing around you, and the beautiful glowing Philly skyline. Be prepared to wait a while in line if you are using it for a popular concert. And remember, when you are waiting in line to get back to Philly and you don't think you will make it on the next boat, RELAX, you probably will :) read more

At $7 for a round trip this is the cheapest way to go to Adventure Aquarium, SBC center, or Wiggins Park from Phill. It is clean, affordable, and fast! They run on the hour every :30 from Philly and every :00 from Camden although the trip itself is only about 10 minutes. You'll find lots of taxis on the Philly side after a show and can avoid the meter-less cabs that love to pick up unsuspecting concert goers in Camden! read more

They claim multiple inaccuracies about their services, there is only one ferry not two and buying tickets in advance is not easier. One ferry is terrible for concerts they can't handle the volume. Buying tickets in advance does nothing except charge you a convenience fee and make you wait in another line to get a wrist band. Take an Uber or swim!!! read more

The Tall Ships festival showed how brutally inadequate the RiverLink ferry is. It basically only exists for special events, and it was overwhelmed by two way traffic and all day demand the festival brought. 1 vessel might be enough for getting schoolkids to the aquarium, but it's a nightmare for concerts. The facilities on either side are strictly barebones, trailers with small tented queues, and no line management to speak of. When I've gone to concerts in the past, it's a near stampede to get on, and then you wait and wait. The dock locations are also inconvenient, the Philly side is twice as far from Market St as it should be, and the Camden side is a bad compromise between destinations. Aside from events, they don't run often enough to be convenient, and would don't serve any really transportation purpose, it would be more useful to go to Gloucester or Palmyra than Camden. read more

We wanted to go across the river to check out the battleship New Jersey. As far as I know that was the easist way to get over there. We came on a Friday so there was like 6 people on the ferry going across. Leaves on the hour (every hour when open) on the penn side and on the 1/2 hour (every hour) on the Jersey side. Like a 5 minute ride. You get a sweet 180 deg view of downtown and the bridge on the ride over and back. read more

Used ferry from Phil to Camden for concert at BBT. Nice, clean scenic. Time schedule is not followed as posted.we left later than time scheduled Also, Website says they run during the event but we waited an hour and 15 minutes for ferry. We left after 3 concerts and weren't seeing the last act. The ferry came as last act was ending. Don't count on a ferry during the event as website says. read more

The ferry was quick going across the river, only complaint was that the website says only 0.8 miles 8 min walk to the the BB&T pavilion, however that's not accurate at all, they made us Walk to the left and Walk all the way around the aquarium no signs and then had to climb over a 2 1/2 ft wall to get to the entrance, totall bullshit after having knee replacement surgery on both knees, if I would have fell I would sue the balls off that place. Totally unacceptable,it wasn't the ferry being a problem it was getting to the concert that sucked read more

I heard that they will raise their price on the ferry to 20 dollars for a concert in Camden!! 7 dollars any other time! Unreal! read more

RiverLink Ferry System - Ferries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lacks the capacity to handle after concert crowds. The line is disorganized with people cutting. Never using them again for a concert.

"STRANDED! You're (blank) out of luck folks. Ramp is broken or some nonsense. No, we don't have a backup, no we don't have an alternative. You're going to miss a good bit of the concert because we are incompetent." They might as well have said this at around 7pm on 7/3/13, the night of the WMGK Heart concert. We had to take a taxi back home to get the car, drive, pay the toll and the $25 parking fee in Camden!! Useless, thanks to the corrupt Philadelphia River Port Authority. You know, the folks responsible for those water taxis bought 10 years ago that sit unused on the water shortly below this dock. Yeah, the ones who collect bridge tolls and use the money to line their pockets and award special projects unrelated to the river at all. Ahhh Philly, you'll never be a world class city this way. read more

Amazingly inefficient. You'll spend more time waiting for the crew to prepare the ferry and finalize departure than you will out on the water. Lord help you if you decide to take this as your main mode of transportation to Camden for a concert. I'd suggest you do yourself a favor and take literally any other form of transportation. Uber, Patco... I think walking across the bridge would get you across the river quicker than the ferry. Avoid at all costs, seriously. read more

Accidentally ended up about 20 people from my group of 10 friends. They Wouldn't let me board as a single person 10 from the front of the line. No help at all. Thanks. read more

Left 20 minutes before the posted time. We missed our concert. Completely unprofessional and over priced. Would not recommend.

Took the ferry to Susquehanna Bank Center for a concert on Saturday. For $7 round-trip, it was convenient and super easy to use. Make sure you are there early if you don't want to be stuck waiting for a while. It's a mess trying to catch the ferry back after the concert, but not impossible to get seats on the first one back. Just be careful because there are no real lines and even though there are multiple cops by the dock, they don't do much to help calm the chaos. read more

Used the ferry for the first time to see a show at the Susquehanna bank center. I was a little hesitant to take it since I knew I'd be taking it back a little late at night. It actually felt safe (I did take it with a couple of friends tho). It was $7 to and from, which is pretty cheap considering the whopping fee to park at the Susquehanna parking lot. I plan to take it again in the future! Overall, a good experience! read more

Ugh! What a waste of time and money. I wish they would add more boats for concerts. We left the concert at 10:45pm and waited until 11:30pm to leave the ferry. Plus the slowest trip across the Delaware and then waiting to get off the ferry we didn't get to our car until almost 12. THEN we had to wait in traffic to get out of the ferry parking lot. We paid $20 to park in that parking lot and then another $14 for the ferry for two people. If we would've just driven across the bridge and paid the $30 parking and $5 toll, we would've only been out one more dollar and missed the traffic out of that parking lot and across the bridge because we left the concert early. For how long it took, and how it didn't actually save us any money, I won't be taking it again. Not to mention the staff is rude and grumpy. read more

Took, this many years ago to Adventure Aquarium. Anazing ride and convenient!!

this guys are buttttt!!!!! Especially this guy Johnny rockets and judge Judy like are u kidding me dooddddddddd thanks for comin holy jeeez

the ride was a quick 8 to 10 minutes to get across. no problems. i just wish you could buy tickets online ahead of time, so you're not rushed or stressed about getting to the ticket booth early. additionally, the 7pm ferry left later than scheduled - it felt like a good 15 minutes late. read more

Beautiful day for a ferry ride from Penn's Landing to the Aquarium. We must have just missed the ferry and we had to wait a little longer than I had hoped for the next one. Overall it was a great way to get to the aquarium. read more

I tried yesterday and it never came back after 4-20 to Philly and with around 15 fellow passengers with return tickets, with kids have been saved by the Aquarium staff/management. read more

nice ride. half a minute walk from adventure aquarium in camden.

If you are planning to ride to take this Ferry with small children, pregnant women or anyone with a disability or medical issue of any kind STOP and think twice. I was a member of a party of 8 that took the Ferry to see Jimmy Buffett on Thursday. Please keep in mind that the Ferry is only running from Philly every hour and that there are NO BATHROOM facilities on the boat or on the pier as they have been in the past. In past years it ran every 15 minutes so a member of our party who is on medication for cardiac issues was afraid to leave the line to go look for a bathroom. When her request to use one of the bathrooms on the boat was denied and her need became so urgent she opted to get off the boat to look for a bathroom. A member of the crew apologized for the inconvenience and told her that the boat would wait and she ran off. To make a long story short she was returning and was at the corner of the loading area as the ferry pulled away. Since our tickets were on the group leader's phone, this individual was forced to pay another $7 ($14 total) and wait another hour. She was humiliated and her evening was ruined. I strongly urge you to think twice before you rely on RiverLink...I know we won't use it again read more